Psychiatrist Satyendra K. Diwan surrenders license for sexual exploitation of female patients

June 11, 2012

On November 16, 2011, the psychiatrist Satyendra Kumar Diwan permanently surrendered his license to the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine. According to the Board’s Consent Agreement and Order Diwan engaged in unprofessional conduct by sexual exploitation of three female patients. Diwan admitted to an investigator from the State’s Bureau of Enforcement and Investigation (BEI) that:

He treated patient L.W. from about 1988 through 1991 and that during that time, he engaged in inappropriate touching, kissing, exposing himself and, on one occasion, ejaculating on L.W.

On or about 1988, he began treating patient R.S. for marital and sexual abuse issues. Diwan admitted placing his hands inside of R.S. bra and pants and that he exposed himself, as well as placed her hand on his exposed penis.

That beginning in June 2009, he began treating patient J.S. and on three consecutive session in July 2010, he asked J.S. unrelated sexual questions. On or about August 5, 2010, he kissed J.S. and touched her right breast.

Diwan admitted to BEI that he still has the urge for such contact with patient and continues to kiss patients.

Source: Consent Agreement and Order, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs vs. Satyendra Kumar Diwan, M.D., Docket No. 1261-49-11, File No. 11-49-01746.

IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT A PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY OR ITS EMPLOYEES COMMITTING FRAUD, YOU CAN REPORT IT TO CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, WHO CAN ASSIST YOU IN FILING REPORTS, COMPLAINTS, ETC. PLEASE CONTACT STEVE WAGNER, PUBLIC ADVOCACY SECRETARY AT [email protected]

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Ankathreen Hoffman

2012-07-26 19:34:43

I was a patient of the good doctor for almost 10 years. This does not surprise me at all. He made sexual remarks to me. I thought that it was some kind of a test. He also perscribed medication that truly brought me to my knees. I told him I didn't want to take it and he said that he would fire me as his patient.. I actually could not function. He conviced me I was ill. I know at one point I was depressed. Finally my husband and I decided that I should leave his practice. I could never figure out what I was suppose to be doing, or what I was doing that made him think I needed so much medication. Until I read this report I was very confused as to why he would say somethings and think I needed so many meds. After leaving and not taking the medication I am very happy with myself and my life. He was very manipulative, I can see this now. To think that I would advise my children to see him makes my blood run cold. I wish I could take out an add in the paper and expose him. After reading this report I have such a feeling of relief.

2012-12-04 16:57:06

I knew he was a creep. He'd always hug me goodbye and at the last appointment he kissed me on the cheek. I refused to go back. He'd ask about my orgasms and the intensity of them. He also told me my husband was not good and I shouldn't be with him (he never met the guy). Creep.

Chris

2014-11-19 19:09:41

He was great. Helped me tremendously about suppression and anxiety. I see his office is still open. Not sure who runs it now.

Annemarie sipe

2015-12-22 11:06:33

i was one of his first pt.s to be sexually TORMENTED. It was mid 80's, I was in my twenties.... Newly married, a nurse & extremely innocent . I did not tell my husband for a long time.. I knew i should've reported him, but feared no one would believe me. I was afraid he say I was totally insane or something... I went to him as I was having panic attacks.. He constantly encouraged me to leave my husband.... As he traveled a lot for his job.. I was lonely being from NY& moving to PA with my husband. I had our first child one year later... I found myself isolated thus the panic attacks..( I recall after only a few sessions)as I stood to leave, he got up walked towards me, shoved me into a corner in his office,he acted as if he were to hug me.... Got in my face & literally stuck his tongue down my throat & began to grope me..I was so confused, dizzy& nauseated. I returned to my next appointment& told him his inappropriate actions would get him in trouble... He scoffed @ me& told me noone would believe me! My anxiety grew worse... I ended our "professional" relationship.. I wish I had reported him( but I was so young, so frightened) I imagine he didn't expect my veiled threat. I hope he served time.... Taking away his license was not enough! This is the first I've heard of this, wish I knew during the investigation. I would've enjoyed exposing that creep...

2016-05-18 19:37:17

Just saw the report on fox 29 tonight. I freaked out when I saw him. He used to ask me sexual questions and I never knew why. I never felt comfortable and eventually left. I was in my twenties. So sad to hear other women were victimized.

2016-05-19 09:19:33

BIGGEST CREEP PSYCHOPATH SEX ADDICT..
WAS A PATIENT FOR TWO YEARS BUT ALWAYS FELT CONFUSED AND WRONG TO BE TREATED BY HIM. ONE MAY ASK, WHY DID I NOT LEAVE SOONER. BECAUSE OF GIVEN MENTAL CONDITION AND VULNERABLE SITUATION ITS HARD TO THINK CLEARLY AT THAT TIME. I AM HAPPY NOW AND JUST SAW A STORY IN FOX NEWS YESTERDAY EXPOSING HIS CREEPY ACTS ON MANY MANY OTHER PATIENTS. HE IS WORST MONSTER.
DONT KNOW WHY GOVERNMENT WOULD CUT A DEAL AND LET HIM OFF SO EASILY.. HE BELONGS BEHIND BARS AS OF 20YEARS AGO!

S.G

2016-09-06 13:27:13

I went to one appointment with this psychiatrist. He hugged me and kissed my cheek. It almost seemed like empathy but, it made me so uncomfortable I never went back.

Jill Beaney

2017-06-07 10:09:34

I saw Dr. Diwan on & off for several years. I knew he was crazy but I needed to see someone for medications - I see psychologists for therapy. I finally stopped seeing him after several inappropriate interactions. He never touched me (beyond an uncomfortable rub of my back) but:

- He told me that I wasn't really raped because I knew the man who drugged & raped me & that he didn't use a knife or a gun.
- He spoke to me of other patients & gave THEM what I absolutely think is inappropriate treatment e.g. telling me about a young boy who was in therapy because his father had died & he was glad. apparently his father has beaten him his whole life. Dr. Diwan told me that he helped the boy realize HIS responsibility in the relationship. I know enough to know that a child has NO responsibility in his own beatings or cruel treatment from an adult. I wanted to find this child & his mother to tell them to go elsewhere!

- I saw him every 3 months during a time when I was taking care of a friend who later died of lung cancer. Every time I came in, he asked me how my friend with AIDS is & I would tell him that my friend is gay but has lung cancer. You would think he would have made a big note on my chart not to make that mistake, yet he did it 3-4 times.

Needless to say, I am relieved to find this news of his license being revoked.

Karen

2017-07-11 11:56:06

He put me on $300 Bipolar medicine called Symbyax. (I had to pay $100 after insurance.) Another doctor said he should not start me off on two medicines as my first medicine. He threw samples at me like it was candy. What a joke this guy is. He prescribed Nerontin for my friend and that is discontinued.

K.a

2024-06-14 21:25:51

I am just seeing he surrendered his license for what he%u2019s done. He was an awful psychiatrist. I saw him for about nine months in 2008-2009. He misdiagnosed me and put me on antipsychotics. When I asked to go off of them because I felt so awful, he increased the dose and added ambien. It was terrible. Almost every visit, he would ask about my sex life. I was in my 20%u2019s and too naive to question why he always asked me this. I thought it was due to the medications I was on. My appointment was always in the evening and no one else was ever there. On my last visit, he walked behind me up the hall. He tapped my shoulder and when I turned he attempted to kiss me. He missed my mouth and caught my cheek. I never went back. I immediately found a new Dr and changed my medications. He%u2019s a sick man and I%u2019m thankful he no longer practices.

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On or about 1988, he began treating patient R.S. for marital and sexual abuse issues. Diwan admitted placing his hands inside of R.S. bra and pants and that he exposed himself, as well as placed her hand on his exposed penis. That beginning in June 2009, he began treating patient J.S. and on three consecutive session in July 2010, he asked J.S. unrelated sexual questions. On or about August 5, 2010, he kissed J.S. and touched her right breast. Diwan admitted to BEI that he still has the urge for such contact with patient and continues to kiss patients. Source: Consent Agreement and Order, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs vs. Satyendra Kumar Diwan, M.D., Docket No. 1261-49-11, File No. 11-49-01746. IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT A PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST, MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY OR ITS EMPLOYEES COMMITTING FRAUD, YOU CAN REPORT IT TO CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, WHO CAN ASSIST YOU IN FILING REPORTS, COMPLAINTS, ETC. PLEASE CONTACT STEVE WAGNER, PUBLIC ADVOCACY SECRETARY AT [email protected] Go to News Go to News Archive Comments Ankathreen Hoffman 2012-07-26 19:34:43 I was a patient of the good doctor for almost 10 years. This does not surprise me at all. He made sexual remarks to me. I thought that it was some kind of a test. He also perscribed medication that truly brought me to my knees. I told him I didn't want to take it and he said that he would fire me as his patient.. I actually could not function. He conviced me I was ill. I know at one point I was depressed. Finally my husband and I decided that I should leave his practice. I could never figure out what I was suppose to be doing, or what I was doing that made him think I needed so much medication. Until I read this report I was very confused as to why he would say somethings and think I needed so many meds. After leaving and not taking the medication I am very happy with myself and my life. He was very manipulative, I can see this now. To think that I would advise my children to see him makes my blood run cold. I wish I could take out an add in the paper and expose him. After reading this report I have such a feeling of relief. A 2012-12-04 16:57:06 I knew he was a creep. He'd always hug me goodbye and at the last appointment he kissed me on the cheek. I refused to go back. He'd ask about my orgasms and the intensity of them. He also told me my husband was not good and I shouldn't be with him (he never met the guy). Creep. Chris 2014-11-19 19:09:41 He was great. Helped me tremendously about suppression and anxiety. I see his office is still open. Not sure who runs it now. Annemarie sipe 2015-12-22 11:06:33 i was one of his first pt.s to be sexually TORMENTED. It was mid 80's, I was in my twenties.... Newly married, a nurse & extremely innocent . I did not tell my husband for a long time.. I knew i should've reported him, but feared no one would believe me. I was afraid he say I was totally insane or something... I went to him as I was having panic attacks.. He constantly encouraged me to leave my husband.... As he traveled a lot for his job.. I was lonely being from NY& moving to PA with my husband. I had our first child one year later... I found myself isolated thus the panic attacks..( I recall after only a few sessions)as I stood to leave, he got up walked towards me, shoved me into a corner in his office,he acted as if he were to hug me.... Got in my face & literally stuck his tongue down my throat & began to grope me..I was so confused, dizzy& nauseated. I returned to my next appointment& told him his inappropriate actions would get him in trouble... He scoffed @ me& told me noone would believe me! My anxiety grew worse... I ended our "professional" relationship.. I wish I had reported him( but I was so young, so frightened) I imagine he didn't expect my veiled threat. I hope he served time.... Taking away his license was not enough! This is the first I've heard of this, wish I knew during the investigation. I would've enjoyed exposing that creep... M 2016-05-18 19:37:17 Just saw the report on fox 29 tonight. I freaked out when I saw him. He used to ask me sexual questions and I never knew why. I never felt comfortable and eventually left. I was in my twenties. So sad to hear other women were victimized. TN 2016-05-19 09:19:33 BIGGEST CREEP PSYCHOPATH SEX ADDICT.. WAS A PATIENT FOR TWO YEARS BUT ALWAYS FELT CONFUSED AND WRONG TO BE TREATED BY HIM. ONE MAY ASK, WHY DID I NOT LEAVE SOONER. BECAUSE OF GIVEN MENTAL CONDITION AND VULNERABLE SITUATION ITS HARD TO THINK CLEARLY AT THAT TIME. I AM HAPPY NOW AND JUST SAW A STORY IN FOX NEWS YESTERDAY EXPOSING HIS CREEPY ACTS ON MANY MANY OTHER PATIENTS. HE IS WORST MONSTER. DONT KNOW WHY GOVERNMENT WOULD CUT A DEAL AND LET HIM OFF SO EASILY.. HE BELONGS BEHIND BARS AS OF 20YEARS AGO! S.G 2016-09-06 13:27:13 I went to one appointment with this psychiatrist. He hugged me and kissed my cheek. It almost seemed like empathy but, it made me so uncomfortable I never went back. Jill Beaney 2017-06-07 10:09:34 I saw Dr. Diwan on & off for several years. I knew he was crazy but I needed to see someone for medications - I see psychologists for therapy. I finally stopped seeing him after several inappropriate interactions. He never touched me (beyond an uncomfortable rub of my back) but: - He told me that I wasn't really raped because I knew the man who drugged & raped me & that he didn't use a knife or a gun. - He spoke to me of other patients & gave THEM what I absolutely think is inappropriate treatment e.g. telling me about a young boy who was in therapy because his father had died & he was glad. apparently his father has beaten him his whole life. Dr. Diwan told me that he helped the boy realize HIS responsibility in the relationship. I know enough to know that a child has NO responsibility in his own beatings or cruel treatment from an adult. I wanted to find this child & his mother to tell them to go elsewhere! - I saw him every 3 months during a time when I was taking care of a friend who later died of lung cancer. Every time I came in, he asked me how my friend with AIDS is & I would tell him that my friend is gay but has lung cancer. You would think he would have made a big note on my chart not to make that mistake, yet he did it 3-4 times. Needless to say, I am relieved to find this news of his license being revoked. Karen 2017-07-11 11:56:06 He put me on $300 Bipolar medicine called Symbyax. (I had to pay $100 after insurance.) Another doctor said he should not start me off on two medicines as my first medicine. He threw samples at me like it was candy. What a joke this guy is. He prescribed Nerontin for my friend and that is discontinued. K.a 2024-06-14 21:25:51 I am just seeing he surrendered his license for what he%u2019s done. He was an awful psychiatrist. I saw him for about nine months in 2008-2009. He misdiagnosed me and put me on antipsychotics. When I asked to go off of them because I felt so awful, he increased the dose and added ambien. It was terrible. Almost every visit, he would ask about my sex life. I was in my 20%u2019s and too naive to question why he always asked me this. I thought it was due to the medications I was on. My appointment was always in the evening and no one else was ever there. On my last visit, he walked behind me up the hall. He tapped my shoulder and when I turned he attempted to kiss me. He missed my mouth and caught my cheek. I never went back. I immediately found a new Dr and changed my medications. He%u2019s a sick man and I%u2019m thankful he no longer practices. Post your own comment here: Name (public) Email (private) Your Comment
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